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Author:

Wouden, Alex Michael

Title:

A Phase-Lag Approach to Incompressible CFD Simulations with Emphasis on the Unsteady Interaction of Hydroturbine Blades

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

hydropower
hydroturbine
CFD
chorochronic
phase-lag
incompressible
openfoam

File:

Download AlexMWouden-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

John Michael Cimbala, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zheng, Yang

Title:

Modeling And Design Analysis Of Emerging Non-volatile Memories For Future Computer Systems

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

STT-RAM
ReRAM
Non-volatile Memory

File:

Download YangZhengThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Yuan Xie, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hile, Michael Lee

Title:

Hydrogen sulfide production in manure storages on Pennsylvania dairy farms using gypsum bedding

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

Dairy
manure
bedding
gypsum
hydrogen sulfide
emissions

File:

Download Hile_Dissertation_Final_04152016.pdf

Committee Members:

Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eileen Eilzabeth Fabian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Herschel Adams Elliott, Committee Member
Clarence Alan Rotz, Committee Member
Ray B. Bryant, Special Member

Author:

Hanson, Thor Kristofer

Title:

Application of Trade Space Exploration and Sequential Decision-Making to Portfolio Management to Inform Army Equipping and Modernization Strategies

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Trade Space Exploration
Portfolio Management
Decision Making
Portfolio Decision Making

File:

Download Hanson_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy William Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nendza, Jessica Lynn

Title:

Efficacy of a Freshman Outdoor Orientation Program on Student Transition to University Life

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Outdoor Orientation
Student Transition
Freshman Orientation Program

File:

Download Nendza_Thesis_7.8.16.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Blumenthal, Brennan Theodore

Title:

Computational Investigation of a Boundary-layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Boundary-layer Ingestion
Propulsion
CFD
USM3D
NPSS
CDISC
Common Research Model
CRM

File:

Download B_Blumenthal_MS_Thesis_V8-ZS.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ou, Lu

Title:

Value-at-risk forecasting based on the Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Asymmetric Exponential Power distribution
Value-at-risk
Forecasting

File:

Download STATMS.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhibiao Zhao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Goodyear, Andrew

Title:

Optimal low-thrust geostationary transfer orbit using a hybrid pseudospectral collocation method

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

low-thrust
pseudospectral
trajectory optimization
geostationary
modified equinoctial elements

File:

Download andrew_goodyear_thesis_final_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hatami, Zahra

Title:

Establishing inverse modeling analysis tools to enable continuous efficiency improvement loop implementation

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Global Warming
Monitoring and Targeting
Energy Baseline
CUSUM
sub-meters
Convenience store.

File:

Download Hatami_Thesis_FINAL__9_.pdf

Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Hopkins, Isaac E

Title:

Soil hydrology at the Living Filter: Analysis of preferential flow and moisture-temperature dynamics under wastewater irrigation

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

VWC
soil temperature
preferential flow
thermal
diffusivity
living filter
soil hydrology
hydrology
soil physics
soil

File:

Download Hopkins_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hangsheng Lin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor